Icicles close sidewalk along Monroe County Courthouse

Icicles dangling precarciously above the sidewalk along the Monroe County Courthouse have forced the closure of the sidewalk along Seventh Street and the building in Stroudsburg.

It happens almost every year that the sidewalk has to be closed because of the threat of falling icicles.

Some years, the icicles have grown to as much as 4 to 5 feet long. Right now, they are about 2 to 3 feet long, but will grow over the next few days as conditions will be almost perfect for icicle formation - sunny, cold days.